Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady. Feeder bulls were 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs traded 2.00 to 4.00 lower, heifers over 500 lbs were steady. Weaned and value added cattle brought a premium of 5.00 to 10.00 higher across all ranges of feeders. Slaughter cows were 5.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls traded 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.38/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$118.38

131 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$21.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.23

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	431	121.52	524	23
Medium and Large 1	520	119.87	623	62
Medium and Large 2	412	115.84	477	43
Medium and Large 3	480	100.00	480	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.52/cwt here — about $44 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale131 hd

118.38

—

AR average10 barns · 1,844 hd

119.61

−1.23

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,566	65.92	1,032	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	43.12	535	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	31.79	343	16

Every lot, as filed

76 lots · USDA AMS · Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	550.00/cwt	450.00–650.00	6,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	597.55/cwt	475.00–710.00	6,274	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	142.70/cwt	140.00–150.00	738	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	752.17/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,875	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	114.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	132.33/cwt	124.00–135.00	622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	139.97/cwt	135.00–141.00	519	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	113.32/cwt	110.00–115.00	541	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	622.96/cwt	500.00–825.00	6,005	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	134.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	779	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	144.14/cwt	140.00–151.00	667	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	121.46/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	127.57/cwt	125.00–133.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	127.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	129.21/cwt	125.00–131.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	115.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	111.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	504	116.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	113.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	111.81/cwt	110.00–120.00	416	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	116.85/cwt	115.00–120.00	667	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	117.80/cwt	115.00–120.00	575	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	121.87/cwt	120.00–125.00	645	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	117.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	385	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	810	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	713	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	691	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	933	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	447	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	729	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	459	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	433	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	438	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Bulls	—	—	1,130	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	111.10/cwt	110.00–115.00	584	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	114.12/cwt	110.00–115.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	622	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	70.71/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,248	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	122.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	639	105.96/cwt	105.00–110.00	677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	121.08/cwt	120.00–125.00	438	5
Bulls	—	—	1,512	65.78/cwt	65.00–67.50	995	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	34.52/cwt	32.00–36.00	381	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	23.38/cwt	21.00–25.00	226	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	140	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	46.17/cwt	43.50–51.00	578	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	39.05/cwt	38.00–40.00	480	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	40.34/cwt	36.50–44.00	485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	533	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	395	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	551	5

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 695Last week 934Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 61Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	450.00–650.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,050	475.00–710.00	597.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	964	500.00–825.00	622.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	700.00–800.00	752.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	900	875.00	875.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	120.00	120.00
5	—	666	130.00	130.00
9	—	517	140.00–150.00	142.70
10	—	579	130.00–140.00	134.50
15	—	463	140.00–151.00	144.14
2	—	823	120.00–123.00	121.46
2	—	915	115.00–120.00	117.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	135.00	135.00
2	—	550	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	519	125.00–133.00	127.57
4	—	481	120.00–130.00	127.53
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
6	—	428	125.00–131.00	129.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	145.00	145.00
12	—	503	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	150.00	150.00
2	—	713	130.00	130.00
5	—	691	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	447	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	582	110.00–120.00	114.02
6	—	422	135.00	135.00
6	—	470	124.00–135.00	132.33
11	—	371	135.00–141.00	139.97
4	—	520	120.00–126.00	122.97
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	120.00	120.00
3	—	477	110.00–115.00	113.32
9	—	526	110.00–115.00	111.10
6	—	564	110.00–115.00	114.12
5	—	639	105.00–110.00	105.96
5	—	362	120.00–125.00	121.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	116.00	116.00
2	—	518	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
2	—	465	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	110.00–120.00	115.02
2	—	655	100.00	100.00
3	—	455	110.00–115.00	111.68
3	—	504	115.00–120.00	116.67
5	—	416	110.00–120.00	113.98
8	—	372	110.00–120.00	111.81
10	—	327	115.00–120.00	117.76
2	—	265	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
11	—	571	115.00–120.00	116.85
16	—	488	115.00–120.00	117.80
16	—	529	120.00–125.00	121.87
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
10	—	444	120.00	120.00
3	—	660	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	120.00	120.00
4	—	433	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	136.00	136.00
2	—	485	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	420	120.00	120.00
5	—	550	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	304	130.00	130.00
5	—	479	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	20.00	20.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,104	32.00–36.00	34.52
4	—	968	21.00–25.00	23.38
1	—	935	15.00	15.00
6	—	1,203	36.50–44.00	40.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,251	43.50–51.00	46.17
3	—	1,228	38.00–40.00	39.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	52.00	52.00
3	—	1,765	70.00–72.00	70.71
3	—	1,512	65.00–67.50	65.78

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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